The ongoing saga of the Gleneagles Golf Course in McLaren Park continued Thursday when the Recreation and Park Commission voted 6-0 to extend the lease of current operator Tom Hsieh for another nine years.

Of course, that’s not the end of the matter. Hsieh has been facing a challenge from a renegade group of golfers who want to have the lease contract decided in an open bid process. Brian Smith, heading up this alternative group, was among those who spoke at the meeting Thursday.

However, opponents were outnumbered by a sizable group supporting Hsieh.

“There were over 40 people who came forward and recommended that the lease be extended,’’ Hsieh said. “Only two people came from the other side.’’

However, the real test is expected to be when the matter is taken up by the Board of Supervisors, which must approve the terms. At that point Smith’s group will make the case that the bid should be sent back to the commission and opened for bidding.

Hsieh says he expects that it will take roughly three weeks to get to the board.